The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-01
Some farmers report wheat as suffering
from the ravages of 1.-The insect"

Some farmers report wheat as suffering
from the ravages of "the insect"
Van Buren, pioneers are enjoying their
annual picnic to-day at Four Mile Lake.
The heavy rains Sunday night and since
have done an immense amount of good.
Elder Harvey's father spent Memorial Day
here. The old gentleman is genuine
patriot.
Married, on the 18th ult., by w. j. Russell,
pastor of the Christian church, at the resi-
dence of the brides mother Mr. s. j. Sherrod
of Paw Paw, to Miss Ruth Perry of Decatur.
This notice should have appeared last week,
but was inadvertently overlooked. A large
number of invited guests were present and
many elegant presents we're bestowed upon
the newly married couple.
The prizes offered by Judge Hilton to his
elocution class will be placed on exhibition
at Chappelrs jewelry store. They are four
in number, two for the best essays written
by ladies and two for the best declamations
by gentlemen. They will be competed for
at the Longwell opera house, the ladies on
Tuesday evening, June 14th, the gentlemen
on Wednesday evening, June 18th. Tickets
of admission will be furnished to patrons of
the school and friends of the contestants.
Judge Mills, Elder Russell and A. G. Martin
have been selected to make the awards.
A certain young man who lives in the
western part of this township-a number
one fellow too-is sweet on certain Law
renee girl, and she too is Just as good fel-
low as he is. He Went down to see her few
nights ago and, getting home rather late-or
early, naturally enough he was sleepy and,
after dinner, laid down to take a short nap
Now, they have been having the diphtheria
in Lawrence, and the young mans mother
stands in mortal fear of diphtheria. After
sleeping for time he woke up half choked
to death, and found himself enveloped in
dense cloud of sulphurous smoke. Gather
ing his scattered senses, he found his mother
down on her knees, holding her nose and
waving censer filled with burning sulphur,
fumigating him. Ed. thinks it little tough
that chap can't go sparkling his girl without
having to submit TO an after fumigation.
No enterprising town could get along
without its newspapers. Indeed, it is to the
newspaper that business men tnrn expecting
ii to boom business and to boom the town
| therefore business men should boom the
newspaper. Newspaper advertising dLocays
pays, especially if placed in good family
paper with an extended circulation, and the
more persistent the advertising the better 1t
pays. Go into any town, and who are found
TO be the most successful business men?
Those who advertise most literally and per-
sistently In the newspapers. A lot of circu-
lars, bills or dodgers scattered abroad attract
little or no attention, are not read, but are
thrown under foot and tramped upon; but
the newspaper is taken into the home and is
read, each copy by half a dozen individuals
perhaps; often it is preserved for reference,
bargains are looked for, and the name of the
constant advertiser becomes familiar house
hold word. In this day and age of the
world, people look to the newspaper to find
where they can obtain what they want to
purchase, well knowing that there they will
always find something from the energetic,
live business man. No man can expect to
succeed in business without being liberal
advertiser.